Lancaster, Massachusetts is a small rural town located in the heart of Worcester County. It has a population of about 4,000 people and is known for its picturesque scenery and tranquil atmosphere. While the political landscape in Lancaster remains relatively quiet, there have been some changes in recent years. The town elects a Board of Selectmen which serves as the governing body of the town. In addition, Lancaster holds local elections every two years for positions such as Town Moderator, Assessor, and Treasurer. The most recently elected officials are committed to maintaining the peaceful nature of the community while also addressing any issues that may arise. Additionally, there is an active Democratic Town Committee that works to maintain a strong presence in state politics and ensure that local voices are heard at all levels of government.
The political climate in Zip 01523 (Lancaster, MA) is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, MA is moderately liberal. In Worcester County, MA 57.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 39.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Worcester county remained very strongly Democratic, 57.6% to 39.7%.
Worcester county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 01523 (Lancaster, MA) is leaning liberal.
Lancaster, Massachusetts is leaning liberal.
Worcester County, Massachusetts is moderately liberal.
Worcester Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
Massachusetts is very liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Lancaster, Massachusetts: D D D d D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 01523 (Lancaster)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 323 contributions totaling $36,961 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $6,895 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)